Governor Jeff Landry said the public can expect to see “the worst of the worst criminals” being housed at the new ICE ...

On a sweep of farmland hemmed in by the Mississippi River, where guards on horseback once watched over inmates picking cotton, officials on Wednesday proclaimed a new mission for one of America’s most ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo will kick off next month, with tickets on sale now. Here's what to know about all rodeo events.

Aside from its state penitentiary, Louisiana has become a go-to location for the Trump administration since it placed a heightened emphasis on immigration enforcement in January. The state’s nine ICE ...

Noem suggested the prison’s notoriously racist history, with its ties to slavery, would serve as motivation for immigrants to ...

Louisiana has supported federal immigration enforcement for years and has the second-highest number of ICE detention centers ...

Angola sits on the grounds of a former slave plantation and is notorious for violating incarcerated people’s rights.

The new detention facility inside the prison is designed to hold more than 400 undocumented immigrants convicted of serious ...

Gov. Jeff Landry was joined Sept. 3 by senior Trump officials to tour the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as ...

The "Louisiana Lockup" was revealed as the newest federal immigration detention site, intended to house hundreds of detainees ...

Jeff Landry, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem toured a formerly unused section of ...

ICE opens "Louisiana Lockup" at Angola prison to detain criminal illegal migrants, including murderers, rapists and gang ...